For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn't give you a fig. But for the simplicity on the other side of complexity, for that I would give you anything I have. --Oliver Wendell Holmes

Before anything can take flight, it must first be rooted. Before we can move in harmony with something larger, we must first be steady within ourselves. Today is about grounding—not just as a concept, but as a lived experience.

To move from Me to We, and from We to Us, we must reconnect—to our own bodies, to each other, and to the deeper intelligence that flows through everything. Psychologist John Prendergast offers a powerful framework for this journey:

These four stages are not just about physical awareness; they mirror how we transition from Me to We and ultimately to Us.

• From “I am not in my body” to “I am in my body” – Reconnecting with Me. At first, we may feel unmoored, disconnected from ourselves, lost in abstraction. The practice of returning to our body—through sensation, presence, and deep listening—grounds us in direct experience. [For more, check out Gabor Mate's talk: Caring For Yourself, While Caring for Others (75 mins)]
  
  
• From “I am in my body” to “My body is in me” – Reconnecting with We. As we settle into our own being, we begin to sense that we are not isolated. Our body is not separate from the world; it is held within a larger field of connection. Relationships are no longer about separate individuals colliding but an interwoven fabric of co-arising. [For more, neuroscientist Richard Davidson on Intergenerational Awakening (3 mins)] 
  
  
• From “My body is in me” to “Everything is my body” – Reconnecting with Us. Here, the illusion of separation dissolves. Just as the tree and the mycelium are not two things, just as the bird and the murmuration are inseparable, we come to see ourselves as part of a living, breathing whole. We move not as individuals, not even as a collective, but as a shared intelligence, attuned to the deep rhythms of emergence. [For more, an article in this week's National Geographic: What are birds doing when they fly in swarms? (6 mins)]

Close it off with a powerful clip from the movie 'Legend of Bagger Vance':